Swing-hanger



A. J. NUSS.

SWING HANGER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 19,1920.

Patented Mar-.29, 1921.

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Be it known that I, ADOLPH J. NUss, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Williamsport, in the county of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania, have 1nvented a-new andImproved Swing-Hanger,

of which the following is a full, clear, and

exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in swing hangers, an object of the 1nvention being to provide aself lubricatlng hanger which will overcome the annoyance of squeaking porchswings, and similar devices.

A further object is to provide a hanger which will be noiseless, and at the same tune strong and durable in use. i A still further ob]ect is to provide a hanger of the character stated, anda hanger mounting which will be comparatively cheap to manufacture, but which will efficiently perform the functions for whlch they are intended.

' With these and other objects in view, the inventionconsists- 1n certain novel features of construction and comblnat on and arragements of parts, as will be more fully" hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view in side elevationshow-' ing my improved hanger in use; Fig. 2 is a view mainly in front elevation, but partly in section, on the staggered l1ne 22 of Fig. 1. e

Fig. 3 is a view in transverse sectlon through the bearing sleeve on the l1 ne3-3 ofFig.2. e Referring in detail to the drawings, 1 represents the cross beam of a porch or some similar suitable support, for a swing,

in which is located'the threaded end 3 of a hook 2. The hook 2 is .preferably U shaped at its free end to receive a short eccentrically bored bearing sleeve 4:, the

bearing sleeve 4 being provided with a pair of diametrically opposed grooves or recesses 5 which conform to the shape of the hook. The walls of the grooves or recesses 5 engage the hook retaining the bearing sleeve 4: tightly therein, and preventlng a turning movement of the sleeve 1n the hook. A short shaft 6 is mounted in the bearing Application filed my 19, 1920.," Serial No. 397,381.

sleeve, and supports at its ends, a substantially U shaped hanger 7, which is perforated at its extremities to receive the shaft 6.

The bearing sleeve 4 is formed with a 7 Specification of longitudinal bore forming a chamber '8 lo- I cated above the shaft Gadaptedto receive a wick or other form of" absorbent packing 9. The'wick 9 is adapted to be saturated with, oil or suitable lubricating liquid. "An

opening 10 in the top of'the sleeve permits the ntroduction of oil into the wick, and

an opening 11 allows. the .oil to leak from the wick around the shaft 6. x I I The hanger? at. its extremities, is forme I with a pair of integral extensions or ears,

12, normally closing the ends of the chamber 8 and maintaining the wick 9 in position. The contact of the ears 12 within the wick serves to further lubricate the hanger. A sw1ng'13 depends from the hanger 7- I any preferred type of connecting device '14- being used to suspend the swing from the hanger. It will be noted that the hanger not only serves to eliminate noise, but also to minimize wear at the point of suspension. 9 It obviates the" danger .of the cable or con-.

necting device becoming worn through or breaking fromcontinued friction and wear. While I have described my invention in connection with a porch "swing, it is obvious thatthe hanger, may be used to advantage with numerous forms of swinging devices,

might be made in the general form of the parts described without departing from my invention, andhence I do not limit myself and while I have illustrated the preferred embodiment thereof, it is apparent that U various r slight changes and alterations.

the sleeve, and-an oil saturated Wick in the sleeve lubricating the plvotal connection of the hook and hanger. r

diametrically opposed grooves therein,,the

Walls of said grooves fitting said hook, one of said bores constituting a bearing and the' 10 other ofsaid bores constituting a receptacle,

r a Wick in the receptacle, said sleeve having a port therein 'conneoting the bores, said 7 sleeve having a port therein connecting the outside of the sleeve with the receptacle, a shaft mounted in the bearing, a U shaped hanger carried by the-ends of the shaft, and

extensions on the extremities of the hanger normally closing the ends of said receptacle.

. ADOLPH m NUss 

